I want to remove the backsplash without damaging my Silestone counter.
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I wish to tile my kitchen wall down to my solid surface countertop, and need to remove a short backsplash, without damaging my countertop, to do so. CAN I do this myself?
Yes, start by covering your top with a Dust Sheet. then removing the top layer of tiles and work down. Don't worry if more than one row of tiles comes down at once..............Use a Hammer and a flat bolster..........
Was the backsplash glued to the countertop and wall or just the wall? If just the wall first use a knife and cut through the caulk between the backsplash ans counter. The use a stiff putty knife and small prybar the pry the backsplash off the wall. If it was glued to the counter top and wall would be hard to remove. A lot of people just tile above the short backsplash rather than try to remove it. There are a lot of one piece backsplashes that have a back on them.
That is my fear. It is glued to the countertop. I feel it would look so much better tiled to the countertop rather than to the top of the splash...
I agree, it would be safer to leave backsplash because if you successfully removed it, it might have a gap between the counter top and the wall. If that problem is there you would have to put a backsplash back in place.
Oh! If you know who put it in, I would ask them to remove it, as they would know what was used to stick it to the wall, Failing that, If it were me, I would call a Kitchen fitter used to installing this type of Splashback and ask for their advice and or price to do the job! It looks as if it would be at least
a two person job. Good luck. Just a thought, had you considered covering it if it can't come away in one piece?
Best wishes..........
Hi Denise, I see the backsplash is not attached to the countertop, so you want to put something on the countertop to protect it. Take a razer knife and run it along the caulking at the bottom of the backsplash to loosen it off. Do the same at the top then gently use a pry bar to work at popping the backsplash off. Hope this helps you out.
From the way it looks in your picture, I woulsd make an assumption that the short countertop piece is here to stay, just tile above it.